Kollaps
[ˈkɔlaps]
The verdict
“Kollaps” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,405 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,405
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plötzliches Ende der Funktionsfähigkeit eines Körpers oder Systems
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kollaps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔlaps] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kollaps” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kollaps is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɔlaps]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,405 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plötzliches Ende der Funktionsfähigkeit eines Körpers oder Systems".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kollaps, with forms such as "kkollaps", "klolaps", and "kolalps". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kollaps, spelled K-O-L-L-A-P-S.
Definition
- 1plötzliches Ende der Funktionsfähigkeit eines Körpers oder Systems
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkollaps,klolaps,kolalps,kolaps,kollapps,kollapss,kollasp,kollpas,okllaps
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kollaps - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kollaps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-L-L-A-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɔlaps] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.